This is the 2nd blog post in support of Malnutrition Awareness Week 2020 and aims to provide more information about the treatment of malnutrition and some practical tips to follow if you or a loved one is experiencing malnutrition. As we get older there can be the expectation that losing weight is normal and part … Continue reading Treating malnutrition
This week (5th-12th October 2020) is Malnutrition Awareness Week in the UK and is run by BAPEN (British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) and the Malnutrition Task Force. Did you know that 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition? Let's start at the beginning by … Continue reading Malnutrition Awareness Week 2020
This blog post was written as a guest blog post for Speech Therapy Works (www.speechtherapyworks.co.uk) run by Sandra Robinson. As the result of swallowing difficulties, it is highly likely that a person's eating and drinking is affected. The degree to which their eating and drinking is affected will vary on an individual basis. One of … Continue reading Dysphagia…the role of a dietitian
